Crushing Behavior of Hybrid Composite Fuselage-Shape Tubes

Abstract:

Crashworthiness of fiber reinforced polymer composites is classified based on how they deform, fail and dissipate the energy in a controllable manner. Fuselage shapes were manufactured from hybrid glass/epoxy and cotton/epoxy layers. The effects of the test speed and fiber orientation were investigated. The results showed that significant effects of cotton fiber/epoxy layers on the crushing force efficiency of tested fuselage systems. On the other hand, the test speed did not show any significant effects whereas; the fiber orientation did have a significant effect.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 564)
• Pages: 329-334
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.564.329
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Elsadig Mahdi*, Tamer A. Sebaey
• Keywords: Glass Fiber, Hybrid, Mechanical Testing, Natural Cotton Fiber, Quasi-Static Crushing

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